Program: Interior Architecture Major Suggested Course Sequence - East Tennessee State University

Apr 11, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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Freshman Year: Design as Spatial Literacy

First Semester

INTD 1105 - Interior Design Fundamentals (3 credits)
INTD 1115 - Architectural Drafting: Studio I (4 credits)
ENGL 1010 - Critical Reading and Expository Writing (3 credits)
MATH Elective (3 credits)

(Refer to General Education Requirements for required course.)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Note:

Before the end of their first year at ETSU, students must pass the UIT Proficiency Exam or complete CSCI 1100 . Students may register to take the proficiency exam by going to http://www.etsu.edu/uit.

Second Semester

INTD 1215 - Visual Communication: Studio II (4 credits)
ENTC 2410 - Construction Fundamentals (4 credits)
ENGL 1020 - Critical Thinking and Argumentation (3 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits) (Sociology or Psychology)
Design Related Elective - Choose from the following. Permits may be required.
ARTA 1110 - Core Studio I (3 credits)
ARTA 1201 - Drawing (3 credits)
ARTA 1204 - Color and Practice (3 credits)
ARTA 2200 - Basic Photography (3 credits)

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year: Design as Process

First Semester

INTD 2110 - Design for Human Behavior (3 credits)
INTD 2115 - Computer Apps and Making: Studio III (4 credits) **
Oral Communication (3 credits)
ARTH 2010 - Art History Survey I (3 credits)
MKTG 3215 - Consumer Textiles (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

** Computer apps in studio

Second Semester

INTD 2105 - Historical Interiors I (3 credits)
INTD 2210 - Materials and Finishes (3 credits)
INTD 2215 - Residential Design: Studio IV (4 credits) **
SRVL 1020 - Introduction to Service-Learning in the Community (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

** Compter apps in studio

Junior Year: Design as Profession

First Semester

INTD 2205 - Historical Interiors II (1-3 credits) (Choose 3 credits.)
INTD 3105 - Interior Building Systems & Components (3 credits)
INTD 3115 - Commercial Studio I: Studio V (4 credits) **
ARTH 2020 - Art History Survey II (3 credits)

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

** Building codes in studio

Second Semester

INTD 3205 - Lighting (3 credits)
INTD 3215 - Commercial Design 2: Studio VI (4 credits) **
INTD 4105 - Professional Practices in Interior Design (3 credits) ** (Ethics)
ENTC 4060 - Project Scheduling (3 credits)
HIST 2010 - The United States to 1877 (3 credits)

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

** Portfolio in studio and practices

Summer Semester

INTD 4205 - Interior Design Internship (4 credits)

Senior Year: Design as Social Responsibility

First Semester

INTD 4115 - Mixed-use Design: Studio VII (4 credits)
INTD 4225 - Sustainable Design Seminar (3 credits)
HIST 2020 - The United States since 1877 (3 credits)
Natural Sciences (4 credits) *

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

* See ETSU catalog for list of courses satisfying these electives.

Second Semester

INTD 4215 - Senior Design Studio: Studio VIII (4 credits)
Natural Sciences (4 credits) *
Literature (3 credits) *
Humanities (3 credits) *

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

* See ETSU catalog for list of courses satisfying these electives.

Interior Architecture Major Suggested Course Sequence

Freshman Year: Design as Spatial Literacy

First Semester

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Note:

Second Semester

Semester Total: 17 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year: Design as Process

First Semester

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Junior Year: Design as Profession

First Semester

Semester Total: 13 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 16 Credit Hours

Summer Semester

Senior Year: Design as Social Responsibility

First Semester

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Second Semester

Semester Total: 14 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours